M5.3 earthquake 17 km E of Kastrí, Greece
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 17 km E of Kastrí, Greece on Mon, Nov 26, 2001, 7:03 AM GMT+2 (05:03 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (Mwc, centroid moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-11-26 05:03:21 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.820° N, 24.280° E
- Region
- Greece
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.3 | Mwc, centroid moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 5.24 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.1 |
| 5.2 | Mwc, centroid moment | Global CMT project | Preliminary |
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Strike-slip
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 343°, dip 69°, rake -158°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 245°, dip 69°, rake -23°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 402
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.771 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 9060 days ago · 54 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.099 km SSE of Kastrí, Greece · 9055 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.08 km ENE of Kastrí, Greece · 9035 days ago · 48 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.64 km NNE of Kíssamos, Greece · 9031 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.941 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 9025 days ago · 57 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.850 km S of Moíres, Greece · 9018 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000atge (also filed as gcmtb112601b, gcmt20011126050321, iscgem2368200). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:12 AM UTC.